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Enforcing Immigration Law at the State and Local Levels
Jessica Saunders
Nelson Lim
Donald Prosnitz
其他書名
A Public Policy Dilemma
出版
Rand Corporation
, 2014-05-20
主題
Law / Constitutional
Law / Emigration & Immigration
Law / Government / General
Political Science / Law Enforcement
ISBN
0833052853
9780833052858
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cXCTbXwy1g8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Almost 12 million out-of-status aliens currently reside in the United States, and it is estimated that it will take 15 years and more than $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement to apprehend just the current backlog of absconders. One proposed solution to this enforcement problem is for federal agencies to partner with state and local law-enforcement agencies to apprehend and deport fugitive aliens. Currently, the federal government does not require state and local agencies to carry out specific immigration enforcement actions; however, comprehensive immigration reform may address this issue in the near future. Before such legislation is drafted and considered, it is important to understand all the potential impacts of a policy incorporating immigration enforcement by nonfederal entities. As there is very limited evidence about the effects of involving state and local law enforcement in immigration enforcement duties, the authors seek to clarify the needs and concerns of key stakeholders by describing variations in enforcement approaches and making their pros and cons more explicit. They also suggest areas for research to add empirical evidence to the largely anecdotal accounts that now characterize discussions of the involvement of state and local law enforcement in immigration enforcement efforts.